A) grasslands
B) temperate deciduous forest
C) desert
D) taiga
E) tundra
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A) littoral zone.
B) benthic zone.
C) pelagic zone.
D) profundal zone.
E) limnetic zone.
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A) abyssal, bathypelagic, mesopelagic, epipelagic
B) abyssal, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, epipelagic
C) epipelagic, bathypelagic, mesopelagic, abyssal
D) epipelagic, abyssal, bathypelagic, mesopelagic
E) epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic, abyssal
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A) Moving away from the equator toward the North Pole, the temperature increases. Moving away from the equator toward the South Pole, the temperature decreases.
B) Moving away from the equator toward either the North Pole or the South Pole, the temperature decreases.
C) Moving away from the equator toward either the North Pole or the South Pole, the temperature increases.
D) Moving away from the equator toward either the North Pole or the South Pole, the temperature increases until 60° and then it decreases.
E) There is no relationship between temperature and latitude.
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A) littoral zone.
B) limnetic zone.
C) profundal zone.
D) benthic zone.
E) abyssal zone.
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A) lake
B) river
C) estuary
D) stream
E) pond
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A) grasslands
B) temperate deciduous forest
C) desert
D) taiga
E) tundra
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A) tide.
B) lake effect.
C) upwelling.
D) monsoon.
E) overturn.
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A) littoral zone.
B) limnetic zone.
C) profundal zone.
D) benthic zone.
E) abyssal zone.
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A) lacks life below the first several hundred feet.
B) has zooplankton but not phytoplankton.
C) covers little of the Earth's surface.
D) is not affected by freshwater pollution.
E) covers three-fourths of the planet.
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A) tropical rain forest
B) eastern deciduous forest
C) arctic tundra
D) grasslands
E) savanna
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A) the movement of water as the river flows into the ocean
B) the constant fluctuation in the salinity of the water as the salt water and fresh water mix
C) the fluctuating nutrient levels as the river brings different levels of nutrients to the estuary
D) the change in water levels as the tide ebbs and flows
E) the change in the temperature of the water since the river water is colder than the ocean
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A) Both alpine tundra and arctic tundra are found close to coniferous forests.
B) Alpine tundra is cold and dry because it is at a high latitude and arctic tundra is cold and dry because it is at a high altitude.
C) Both types of tundra are located in areas of intense sunshine.
D) Alpine tundra grows mostly grasses because the soil is poor and arctic tundra grows mostly grasses because the soil is frozen.
E) Both types of tundra support large grazing herds that keep the grasses clipped short.
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